Limits. Limits Chapter 66

After the dinner we returned to the cave where I started to create poison again . Time flew by like this and the next day, I had all 12 vials full of poison . The potency varied from 79% to 83% and that was mainly due to exhaustion . I created 4 batches one after another . Usually the ones with higher percentage were the first batch from the sequence of four . On the other hand, the batches with the worst potency were the last batches that I made in the sequence of four . Of course 79% potency was still quite good and I figured that with time and experience, I would get better at making this poison .

I then said to Sh.e.l.ly "We will move out now towards the Limestone Village . It will take us about two days worth of travel to get there" . Sh.e.l.ly nodded it's head and followed after me . We traveled on the shortest possible route, as usual anyway . I did take under consideration big groups of creatures or animals and in case we encountered one, we would make a detour .

Because mine and Sh.e.l.ly's stamina were very good, we decided to travel through the night in order to get to the village faster . I already killed those hunters and 2 days pa.s.sed since they were killed . In other words, they may send more hunters to find out what happened or instead to gather the furry deer because the previous group failed to show up . I didn't want that, I needed to exterminate the whole village . I didn't want anyone to see me at all . If someone lived through that and managed to spread that news, I could kiss goodby to any village and probably city as well in the future . I might even be hunted for ma.s.s murder .

While traveling under night sky, I noticed something was off . I couldn't see very well and decided to take out the mask which improved my vision . When I put the mask on, I saw something that terrified me . We were currently standing in front of at least 18 huge hives of the gigantic wasps . Cold sweat rolled down my back as we quickly backed up .

If we were to enter that area and we were discovered by the wasps, I didn't think we could outrun that many of them . 18 hives worth of wasps was an unimaginable amount . That kind of army of insects could kill a whole village without a problem . Even couple of villages put together would probably cease to exist, if all those wasps were to attack at once .

We took a detour from that part of the forest . In the morning, I check the map and we were about 6 hours worth of travel away from the Limestone Village . I decided we should rest and besides we needed to carry out this plan during the night . We needed the cover of the night in order to mask our activities . That way less people would be around . Ideally no people would be around .

We took a detour from that part of the forest . In the morning, I check the map and we were about 6 hours worth of travel away from the Limestone Village . I decided we should rest and besides we needed to carry out this plan during the night . We needed the cover of the night in order to mask our activities . That way less people would be around . Ideally no people would be around .

I still had one vial of the antidote, it was the one that Nick gave to me . I decided to create more antidote beforehand, instead of relying on that one vial in my bag . The recipe for antidote was also written together with the poison recipe . I needed some Grainy Flex as well as Fierce Berry . In order to create the antidote, I had to place those herbs inside a pot and wait for them to "marinate" for couple of hours, then light up the fire and make the mixture boil . When half of the liquid was boiled off, I would need to take out the dregs and pour the antidote into a vial after it cooled down .

The herbs I needed for the antidote were quite common and after looking for a while, I found enough of both herbs to make 3 vials of antidote . The proportions needed to be specific but I could easily make couple of batches at once instead of just one like with the Cloud Haze Poison . I placed the herbs inside the pot with water and rested . I decided to nod off for couple of hours and said to Sh.e.l.ly to guard us while I slept .

Of course Sh.e.l.ly wouldn't say no to that but was still annoyed that I went to sleep while it stayed up . I said to Sh.e.l.ly before I went to sleep "When I wake up, I will be making antidote . You can sleep then" . Sh.e.l.ly nodded it's head in understanding and I went to sleep .

Of course Sh.e.l.ly wouldn't say no to that but was still annoyed that I went to sleep while it stayed up . I said to Sh.e.l.ly before I went to sleep "When I wake up, I will be making antidote . You can sleep then" . Sh.e.l.ly nodded it's head in understanding and I went to sleep .

Fortunately these couple of hours of sleep went uneventfully and Sh.e.l.ly never woke me up . I woke up and went to check on the pot while saying to Sh.e.l.ly "Alright, go to sleep now . I will do the antidote and after you rest, we will move towards the village" . Sh.e.l.ly didn't complain anymore and went straight to sleep .

I checked the herbs inside the pot and it seemed that enough time pa.s.sed for the herbs to release the needed substances into the water . I made a fire and placed the pot on top of it . I boiled the mixture until only half of the liquid was remaining in the pot and took out the dregs . I then let it cool down for couple of good minutes after which I poured the contents into the vials .

Nicks showed me how to check potency of Cloud Haze Poison as well as it's antidote . I also knew how to check the potency of Vital Liquid . All concoctions whenever poison or medicine had their potency . When I checked the effectiveness of the antidote, it had 81% potency . It was not bad for the little experience I had with this antidote so far .

I didn't rest anymore and decided to do some training in the Art of Stealth . My hiding ability improved since I left the Horseplain Village but I still couldn't figure out the "avoid the light" part . It might seem simple at first because you just have to avoid the light but for humans who depended on light, it was not an easy task . Besides, how would one go about actually achieving this?
Nicks showed me how to check potency of Cloud Haze Poison as well as it's antidote . I also knew how to check the potency of Vital Liquid . All concoctions whenever poison or medicine had their potency . When I checked the effectiveness of the antidote, it had 81% potency . It was not bad for the little experience I had with this antidote so far .

I didn't rest anymore and decided to do some training in the Art of Stealth . My hiding ability improved since I left the Horseplain Village but I still couldn't figure out the "avoid the light" part . It might seem simple at first because you just have to avoid the light but for humans who depended on light, it was not an easy task . Besides, how would one go about actually achieving this?

Sh.e.l.ly woke up about an hour after I started my training . I asked "Are you ready Sh.e.l.ly?" to which it nodded it's head and we left . We were now heading straight for the Limestone Village . I had more poison than in the h.o.r.eseplain Village but at the same time, I lived there for a long time and I knew the village inside out . The Limestone Village was an uncharted territory for me on the other hand, I didn't know the size nor did I know how strong is the person in charge .

There was a possibility that the poison may not work on that person and that would create problems, I would have to dispose of him or her by myself or rather with the help from Sh.e.l.ly . After about 6 hours of travel, I could finally see the village . Fortunately my worst fears were not fulfilled and the village was about the size of h.o.r.eseplain VIllage . This should mean that with 12 vials, I would have no problem destroying life in this village . Yet there is always the person who controls the village and if he or she survives, there may be problems . 'I will need to keep an eye for such people, if I see someone resisting the poison, I will have to take them out myself' I thought to myself .

I then said to Sh.e.l.ly "We shall wait for the night time . We will spread the poison around the village from outside and watch for any people who may be able to resist it . We will use 10 vials, this should be enough for this size of a village" . Sh.e.l.ly nodded it's head and we waited for the nightfall . After the dinner we returned to the cave where I started to create poison again . Time flew by like this and the next day, I had all 12 vials full of poison . The potency varied from 79% to 83% and that was mainly due to exhaustion . I created 4 batches one after another . Usually the ones with higher percentage were the first batch from the sequence of four . On the other hand, the batches with the worst potency were the last batches that I made in the sequence of four . Of course 79% potency was still quite good and I figured that with time and experience, I would get better at making this poison . I then said to Sh.e.l.ly We will move out now towards the Limestone Village . It will take us about two days worth of travel to get there . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head and followed after me . We traveled on the shortest possible route, as usual anyway . I did take under consideration big groups of creatures or animals and in case we encountered one, we would make a detour . Because mine and Sh.e.l.lys stamina were very good, we decided to travel through the night in order to get to the village faster . I already killed those hunters and 2 days pa.s.sed since they were killed . In other words, they may send more hunters to find out what happened or instead to gather the furry deer because the previous group failed to show up . I didnt want that, I needed to exterminate the whole village . I didnt want anyone to see me at all . If someone lived through that and managed to spread that news, I could kiss goodby to any village and probably city as well in the future . I might even be hunted for ma.s.s murder . While traveling under night sky, I noticed something was off . I couldnt see very well and decided to take out the mask which improved my vision . When I put the mask on, I saw something that terrified me . We were currently standing in front of at least 18 huge hives of the gigantic wasps . Cold sweat rolled down my back as we quickly backed up . If we were to enter that area and we were discovered by the wasps, I didnt think we could outrun that many of them . 18 hives worth of wasps was an unimaginable amount . That kind of army of insects could kill a whole village without a problem . Even couple of villages put together would probably cease to exist, if all those wasps were to attack at once . We took a detour from that part of the forest . In the morning, I check the map and we were about 6 hours worth of travel away from the Limestone Village . I decided we should rest and besides we needed to carry out this plan during the night . We needed the cover of the night in order to mask our activities . That way less people would be around . Ideally no people would be around . I still had one vial of the antidote, it was the one that Nick gave to me . I decided to create more antidote beforehand, instead of relying on that one vial in my bag . The recipe for antidote was also written together with the poison recipe . I needed some Grainy Flex as well as Fierce Berry . In order to create the antidote, I had to place those herbs inside a pot and wait for them to marinate for couple of hours, then light up the fire and make the mixture boil . When half of the liquid was boiled off, I would need to take out the dregs and pour the antidote into a vial after it cooled down . The herbs I needed for the antidote were quite common and after looking for a while, I found enough of both herbs to make 3 vials of antidote . The proportions needed to be specific but I could easily make couple of batches at once instead of just one like with the Cloud Haze Poison . I placed the herbs inside the pot with water and rested . I decided to nod off for couple of hours and said to Sh.e.l.ly to guard us while I slept . Of course Sh.e.l.ly wouldnt say no to that but was still annoyed that I went to sleep while it stayed up . I said to Sh.e.l.ly before I went to sleep When I wake up, I will be making antidote . You can sleep then . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head in understanding and I went to sleep . Fortunately these couple of hours of sleep went uneventfully and Sh.e.l.ly never woke me up . I woke up and went to check on the pot while saying to Sh.e.l.ly Alright, go to sleep now . I will do the antidote and after you rest, we will move towards the village . Sh.e.l.ly didnt complain anymore and went straight to sleep . I checked the herbs inside the pot and it seemed that enough time pa.s.sed for the herbs to release the needed substances into the water . I made a fire and placed the pot on top of it . I boiled the mixture until only half of the liquid was remaining in the pot and took out the dregs . I then let it cool down for couple of good minutes after which I poured the contents into the vials . Nicks showed me how to check potency of Cloud Haze Poison as well as its antidote . I also knew how to check the potency of Vital Liquid . All concoctions whenever poison or medicine had their potency . When I checked the effectiveness of the antidote, it had 81% potency . It was not bad for the little experience I had with this antidote so far . I didnt rest anymore and decided to do some training in the Art of Stealth . My hiding ability improved since I left the Horseplain Village but I still couldnt figure out the avoid the light part . It might seem simple at first because you just have to avoid the light but for humans who depended on light, it was not an easy task . Besides, how would one go about actually achieving this? Sh.e.l.ly woke up about an hour after I started my training . I asked Are you ready Sh.e.l.ly? to which it nodded its head and we left . We were now heading straight for the Limestone Village . I had more poison than in the h.o.r.eseplain Village but at the same time, I lived there for a long time and I knew the village inside out . The Limestone Village was an uncharted territory for me on the other hand, I didnt know the size nor did I know how strong is the person in charge . There was a possibility that the poison may not work on that person and that would create problems, I would have to dispose of him or her by myself or rather with the help from Sh.e.l.ly . After about 6 hours of travel, I could finally see the village . Fortunately my worst fears were not fulfilled and the village was about the size of h.o.r.eseplain VIllage . This should mean that with 12 vials, I would have no problem destroying life in this village . Yet there is always the person who controls the village and if he or she survives, there may be problems . I will need to keep an eye for such people, if I see someone resisting the poison, I will have to take them out myself I thought to myself . I then said to Sh.e.l.ly We shall wait for the night time . We will spread the poison around the village from outside and watch for any people who may be able to resist it . We will use 10 vials, this should be enough for this size of a village . Sh.e.l.ly nodded its head and we waited for the nightfall .